....New York built a 17-6 lead over the Colts, (who the Jets had already beaten once this year), based on strong play on both sides of the ball. But when the Jets lost running back Shonn Greene with a rib injury in the second half.......

so again, want to say Congrats as what they did was really incredible...beating the Colts, Bengals, Bengals, Chargers amd beating the Colts at the half so bad before one of their key running backs went out with an injury!!!!!!!

and even Clueless Levy saw it, that he gave up on the Colts in the 2nd Quarter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



so nothing else to say other than congrats to the Jets!

Yes, because the injury to Greene was far more detrimental than Welker's injury!

Greene had 8 carries at 4.1 per carry in the first half.

MIND BLOWING!!!

He went out of the game after the first drive of the second half failed. The score was 17-13. After the drive failed, Indy scored on the ensuing drive, to make it 20-17.

The Jets had a 1400 yd rusher in the backfield. There was no excuse. The #1 rated defense got picked apart because it blitzed too much.

Jersey/B at Indianapolis Analysis: TMQ has been warning all season that the big-blitz would come back to haunt the Jets, and at Lucas Oil Stadium, it did. Rex Ryan called blitzes on 28 of the 41 Indianapolis passing plays, and all but three blitzes were six-man or seven-man, often delayed safety blitzes. The result? Indianapolis netted 360 passing yards and three touchdowns, with no passing-game turnovers. On the first two Indianapolis possessions, the Jets recorded two sacks. Then the terrific Indianapolis offensive line -- which started three undrafted players -- adjusted to the feeling of the Jersey/B blitz, and the Jets never got to Manning again. Early in the game, the Jets got one of the Colts' tackles to turn outward, then delay-rushed a linebacker into the gap created. After the two series, Indianapolis never fell for this twist again, but Jersey/B just kept running it.

The Colts had seven plays of at least 20 yards. By the time it was over, there were scorch marks on Ryan's No. 1-rated defense. And don't tell me about the Jets' secondary injuries! All NFL teams have injuries. Two of the four Indianapolis secondary starters are on injured reserve, and you do not hear the Colts cryin' about injuries.

The Jersey/B big-blitz was so predictable that late in the first half and early in the second, as the Jets were losing their lead, the Colts were moving nearly at will. But Jersey/B never changed tactics, just continued to do exactly what Indianapolis expected. In most of the game, the Jets stuck to their usual mix of big-blitzing and press coverage, with eight or even nine defenders on the line. Block the big-blitz and a long gainer awaits. When Manning hit consecutive first-half passes of 27 and 36 yards to Division III's Pierre Garçon, both times the Colts blocked a big-blitz and Garçon beat press coverage. Jersey/B did not learn from this. Colts leading 27-17 and facing third-and-9 with 4:12 remaining, Jets down to their final gasp, Jersey/B called big-blitz with press coverage on Garçon -- 23-yard gain, and TMQ wrote the words "AFC Championship Game over" in his notebook.

No football team of the moment executes an offense -- especially line calls and slants -- better than the Indianapolis Colts. In the second quarter, the Jets tried a two-man defensive line that was essentially a 2-4-5. Manning noticed this and began to hand off against the light front; by late in the third quarter, the Jets went back to four defensive linemen. But the mega-blitzing never stopped. "Please don't throw me into that briar patch," Manning must have been saying to Jersey/B defenders. To top it off, Indianapolis did not use a single new play the Colts hadn't previously shown: The league's No. 1-rated defense gave up 30 points against plays it had on film.

The Jets showed some variation on offense, enough to throw a scare into the hosts. Jersey/B came into the contest rushing a league-high 74 percent of the time on first downs. The Colts choked up with a very tight 5-2-4 on first downs in anticipation of Jets runs, and Jersey/B surprised them with six play-fake passes on first down. Early on, it worked -- especially the sweet-looking play fake that fooled the entire Colts team for an 80-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards. The Indianapolis safety on the play side, Antoine Bethea, was so badly fooled the ball was already flying above his head before he realized the play was a pass.

Then Indianapolis adjusted to the Jets' first-down tactics -- no team adjusts in-game better than the Colts. In the first half, Mark Sanchez was 6-for-8 passing for 160 yards as Jersey/B jumped to a 17-6 lead. From then on until the final two minutes of garbage time, Sanchez was 8-for-18 for 97 yards and an interception. The Colts, who mainly play straight defense, blitzed Sanchez on every third-and-long in the second half, and it worked, leading to incompletions. Sanchez lacks the polish to realize an opponent was changing defensive tactics in-game. He'll be able to pick those sorts of things up someday, but he couldn't this time.

The Jets beat Cincinnati and San Diego in the postseason by sticking to the run, and gradually wearing down opposing defenses. Indianapolis did not wear down. The Colts held the Jets to 86 yards rushing. Indianapolis' shutdown of the No. 1 NFL rushing attack was led by undrafted linebacker Gary Brackett, who threw his body around against the rush, but did not come off the field on passing downs. That's the kind of performance one might expect from a finalist for the TMQ Non-Quarterback Non-Running Back NFL MVP. Supposedly the Colts' front seven is undersized; they played big against the Jets' power backs and three Pro Bowl offensive linemen.

Jersey/B offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer called a nice rollout Wildcat pass by slash player Brad Smith, who had only one pass attempt in the regular season. Otherwise, the Jets were too content to run in situations in which sophisticated teams need to pass. Game scoreless, Jets facing third-and-8, Jersey/B simply ran up the middle, then punted. Leading 14-6 with 3:40 remaining in the first half, the Jets recovered a fumble on the Colts' 29. A penalty made it second-and-12, and Jersey/B did the safe thing by rushing twice, then kicking a field goal for a 17-6 lead. Which lasted about a minute, Indianapolis going the length of the field to make it 17-13 at the half.

As noted by many readers, including Melissa Rebman of Pelham, N.Y., apparel proclaiming the Jets AFC champions -- which the team offered via its Web shop during the week -- vanished from the Jets' site within minutes of the game ending. At least the Jets, unlike the Vikings, had the dignity to avoid announcing that they had won!

Are you so stupid to not know that 2 running backs are better so both stay fresh....

and those 2 running backs would have eaten up the clock!

and right here it shows how he was destroying the Colts when he went out...

NY Jets - 14:54
1st-10, NYJ27 14:54 S. Greene rushed to the right for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, NYJ34 14:11 S. Greene rushed to the right for 7 yard gain
1st-10, NYJ41 13:46 M. Sanchez passed to D. Keller down the middle for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, NYJ46 13:09 M. Sanchez passed to J. Cotchery to the right for 17 yard gain
1st-10, IND37 12:35 M. Sanchez incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, IND37 12:28 T. Jones rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
3rd-7, IND34 11:44 M. Sanchez incomplete pass to the right
4th-7, IND34 11:34 J. Feely missed a 52-yard field goal

and so we all know why the jealous Rev and Munk are so jealous of the Jets who played 3 great playoff games with a rookie QB and went past either of their favorite teams...
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Dallas 3 > LOL!!!!! 3 POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Minnesota 34

> and talk about Dallas suking, hey Rev! and I warned you Romo woundn't come through AGAIN!

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Baltimore 33
New England 14

> and the Patriots lost in the wildcard round, LOL! So sorry Munk and let everyone note that the Patriots and Tom Brady/Mr. Bill just can't win without cheating > 0 for 5 years now! LOL!

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Did you read the article I posted?

Greene was still in the game when the Colts made it 17-13. As I already pointed out.

And the Jets lost to the Colts STARTERS weeks earlier. Only winning vs. the Colts backups.

bump, as the morons above are too stupid to realize that every running play takes almost one minute off the clock and would have eaten up the clock with the Jets scoring more points. f'ing jackasses!

You're delusional